Keith Fuller

Spent 11 years as a AAA dev learning bad leadership examples. Now I coach and train leads at all levels how to be a good example. Author of Beyond Critical.

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I wrote all of the little blurbs beneath the links so you know why I think the article is valuable. First will be my original content, followed by items I curated from reading other sources so you don’t have to. All of it is applicable to leaders in game development or I wouldn’t share it.

On Flat Structures and Maturity – Keith Fuller – Medium

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I’m organizing my own list of Top 10 People Problems I’ve seen at game companies. After solidifying my top nine, I found myself with several options for the final Problem. I ran a very quick online survey and this topic was the clear winner.

Failure

A Brief Overview of Failing, Firing, and Scotch

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Three reasons someone fails at their job. Attitude, Aptitude, Skills. An article about firing people. (BTW, just follow The Co-Pour on Medium. It’s Melissa and Johnathan Nightingale and all of their articles are superb.)

How a single conversation with my boss changed my view on delegation and failure

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An interesting viewpoint on failure. If nothing is going wrong on your team, you’re micro-managing them. That’s bad.

Getting More Useful Information From Your Team

Ray Dalio's unusual management strategy at Bridgewater - Business Insider

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Psychological safety is important at a game company. If people don’t feel safe enough to speak up, you’re losing critical insights. Encouraging dissent is valuable but you can do it poorly. Here’s how a financial firm does it well.

The Art of the Awkward 1:1 – Medium

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Every company should require 1:1’s. Period. But even at that, there are ways to execute them that increase their value. Making them a bit awkward is a really good idea.

Overwork

The Curious Appeal of Crunch - Waypoint

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I have grown to hate the word “crunch”. I don’t use it because it’s misleading. It prevents us from talking about underlying causes, which this article does a pretty good job of addressing. How will you take this info and cure the disease instead of getting hung up on the symptoms?

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